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38 weeks is considered full term however studies have shown that babies delivered before 39 weeks have more complications and spend more time in the NICU than babies delivered after 39 weeks. Better to let baby cook a little bit longer! And baby will come when baby is ready...human gestation is 38-42 weeks with 40 being an average not a guarantee. There are plenty of mommas who see 40 weeks come and go with no activity.

being a mother of 4 plus one on the way i kno how u feel.castor oil? no,only gave me bad dirrhea. cohosh? no,bad cramps an went 2 wks overdue.ur best bet is this ritual: drink raspberry leaf tea+membrane sweep+sex then jog.worked out for me.

I don't think anything works, but the normal reccomendations are to have lots of sex & walk a lot. I've recently read that eating 7 dates a day are supposed to help you dilate, it's an old Armenian trick. Worth a try I guess.

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